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By Rob Verkerk, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.I.C., Ph.D., F.A.C.N.
As I continue my travels, I am lending this space once again to my friends at the Alliance for Natural Health for an important message about the future of vaccine technology. I’ve been a board member at ANH for…read more
Categories:Autoimmune Diseases Cancer COVID-19 General Medicine
Q: I often see recipes using extra virgin olive oil with oven temperatures of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Doesn’t that produce harmful free radicals? What cooking oils do you recommend when cooking or baking at high temperatures? A:…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
By Alliance for Natural Health
While I’m away this week, I wanted to take the opportunity to share this important message from my friends at the Alliance for Natural Health. I’ve been a board member at ANH for the last 20 years and…read more
Categories:Supplements
Are you snacking much? More than usual? It may have to do with how much sleep you’re getting—or not getting which is more to the point. We know that not meeting sleep recommendations contributes to poorer health…read more
Categories:General Nutrition Sleep
It’s the Next Big Thing in cardiovascular prevention. Apolipoprotein B-100, or ApoB for short, may supplant cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides as a more reliable way of predicting risk of heart disease and stroke; it also might…read more
Categories:Heart Health
Q: I am a 46-year-old male, weighing 260 pounds at 5’9” tall. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several years ago. My most recent Hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1c) was 8, and I currently take Metformin, Lantus, and…read more
Categories:Diabetes Nutrition and Weight Obesity
Is fructose the demon-spawn? Let’s cut through the confusion . . . There’s long been a symbiosis between humans and fruit. Ancient fruit provided sustenance to humans—not that the fruit cared. Its evolutionary impetus to be sweet…read more
Q: Please weigh in on the effects of including cold cuts such as salami, prosciutto, and capicola in one’s diet. Are all cold cuts created equal? I’m confused because of the recommendation to eat a Mediterranean diet….read more
Categories:General Nutrition
It’s not so much that “you are what you eat”, but rather, you are what you digest. As you age, or with medical conditions, your ability to break down food and assimilate nutrients declines. Following is a…read more
Categories:Digestive Health Sponsored Supplements
Fish Oil: Remember the bad old days when this was said of fish oil? “This Incredibly Popular Supplement Is Pretty Much Useless, Says Huge New Study.” While the benefits of Omega-3 supplements were being downplayed, Amarin pharmaceuticals made a…read more
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for June 22, Part 1: Men with Low T
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